Local News A Gut Reaction: The Role of Microbiome Imbalance in Kidney Stones Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | September 25, 2025 Kidney stone disease has been on the rise in Canada over the past 25 years…karnottSeptember 25, 2025 Read More
Local News Wasan Lab Develops Novel Oral Formulation To Treat Systemic Fungal Infections News Medical | September 25, 2025 The Wasan Laboratory in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia…karnottSeptember 25, 2025 Read More
Local News Innovating Epilepsy Care: SFU Study Explores Advanced Brain Imaging for B.C. Patients SFU News | September 25, 2025 Epilepsy affects more than 50,000 people in B.C., according to the BC Epilepsy Society. The…karnottSeptember 25, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Calling All UBC Entrepreneurs: Join Our Spring 2026 Cohort of Venture Founder! Innovation UBC | September 24, 2025 Have a bold idea or research discovery? Transform your idea to impact with Innovation UBC’s…karnottSeptember 24, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Bat Organoids Reveal Antiviral Responses at Epithelial Surfaces Kellner, M.J., et al. | May 27, 2025 Bats can host viruses of pandemic concern without developing disease. The mechanisms underlying their exceptional…sciencecityMay 27, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Investigation of Integrase Inhibitor Resistance Mutations in gp41 in Clinical Samples Sudderuddin, H., et al. | May 23, 2025 Mutations conferring resistance to HIV Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors (INSTI) can occur outside integrase, including…sciencecityMay 23, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Characterization of a Two-Component Kinase That Initiates the Bacterial Catabolism of Hydroxyphenylethanones Dexter, G.N., et al. | May 22, 2025 The prodigious ability of bacteria to catabolize aromatic compounds has sparked considerable efforts to engineer…sciencecityMay 22, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week PI3K/AKT Signaling Mediates Stress-Inducible Amyloid Formation Through C-Myc Lacroix, E., et al. | May 12, 2025 In response to environmental stress, eukaryotic cells reversibly form functional amyloid aggregates called amyloid bodies…karnottMay 12, 2025 Read More
Local News Q&A with Dr. Kerryn Matthews, Recipient of the 2025 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award UBC Centre for Blood Research | September 11, 2025 I was both surprised and deeply honoured. Mentorship has always felt like a natural extension…karnottSeptember 11, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. David Bangsberg Appointed Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences SFU Faculty of Health Sciences | September 10, 2025 Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) is pleased to announce that internationally…karnottSeptember 10, 2025 Read More
Local News From COVID to Cancer: Why Canada’s RNA Vaccine Leadership Matters More than Ever UBC Magazine | September 4, 2025 World Immunization Week in April turned global attention once again to the lifesaving power of…karnottSeptember 4, 2025 Read More
Local News Building an Inclusive TA Training Program in the Life Sciences UBC Life Sciences Institute | September 4, 2025 A growing number of Canadian universities are implementing teaching assistant (TA) training programs designed to…karnottSeptember 4, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Program Application: BCCHR Summer Studentships BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | January 10, 2025 Each year, approximately 17 studentships are given to top ranked students based on scholarly achievement,…karnottJanuary 10, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Science Exposed Applications Open Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | December 16, 2024 A picture is truly worth a thousand words. Showcase your research through a vibrant image…karnottDecember 16, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Government of Canada Invests in Research on Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Government of Canada | December 2, 2024 Avian influenza A(H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, is a viral disease that is typically…karnottDecember 2, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles 2025 Research Trainee Competition: Call for Applications Michael Smith Health Research BC | November 21, 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC’s 2025 Research Trainee competition is now open to applications. The…karnottNovember 21, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards UBC’s Robert Petrella Elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 26, 2025 The CAHS Fellowship recognizes members of the Canadian health sciences community who are elected on…karnottAugust 26, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards Yingying Liu Receives the International Society for Experimental Hematology Travel Grant Award BC Cancer Terry Fox Laboratory Research | August 20, 2025 Congratulations to Yingying Liu (Jiang Lab), a PhD student in the Collings Stevens Chronic Leukemia…karnottAugust 20, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards BC Researchers Pioneering New Strategies to Break Barriers in Hereditary Cancer Testing Genome BC | August 19, 2025 Genome BC recently funded two Society Issues Competition (SOC) projects to investigate improvements for genetic…karnottAugust 19, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Medicine Faculty Honoured with 2025 Order of British Columbia UBC Faculty of Medicine | August 18, 2025 Three UBC Faculty of Medicine community members—Drs. Ruth Grunau, Robin Love and John Yee—have been…karnottAugust 18, 2025 Read More
Local News A Shared Vision for Better Health UBC Faculty of Medicine | September 30, 2025 A unique initiative in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is bringing Indigenous patient partners and UBC experts…karnottSeptember 30, 2025 Read More
Local News Time To Test: New Canadian-Led Review Supports Routine Lipoprotein(a) Testing Centre for Heart Lung Innovation | September 29, 2025 Doctors often use a routine lipid panel – a blood test that measures levels of…karnottSeptember 29, 2025 Read More
Featured Awards UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences’ Dr. Joel Finbloom Recognized for Nanomedicine Research UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | September 29, 2025 The University of British Columbia Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to announce that Assistant…karnottSeptember 29, 2025 Read More